May-June 2014

Ingredients 1⁄3 cup pine nuts 1 pound ground lamb 1 egg 1⁄3 cup raisins 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 ciabatta rolls Fresh arugula Feta yogurt

Ingredients 1½ pounds red sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup canned black beans, well rinsed and drained 1 cup frozen yellow corn, thawed ½ cup yellow onion,

After director Jeff Spitz’s son fell ill from antibiotic-resistant campylobacteriosis — a severe strain of food poisoning that the family claims their son contracted after eating chicken on salad at a restaurant — the family

From Australian miners toting 2-pound tubs of pre-workout powders into excavation sites to ready-to-drink protein supplements touting peak job performance to accountants and school teachers in the United Kingdom, sports nutrition products are attracting new

Walk into any sporting goods store and you’ll see a plethora of endurance sports supplements in gel, liquid or chewable form, some with hefty price tags. These supplements are designed to provide a quick source

A woman has missed three or more consecutive periods and she isn’t pregnant, she may have secondary amenorrhea. Some female athletes suffer from amenorrhea not because of their exercise intensity, but because their energy intake

Rhabdomyolysis (also called “rhabdo”) is the death of muscle cells. When muscle is damaged under duress, it releases the protein myoglobin — a protein that stores oxygen in the muscles — into the bloodstream. High